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Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

​​Find authentic realist paintings, sculptures, prints and more art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Realist
Mode Drawing : Black and Color Dresses - Original watercolor & Gouache drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Rosy ANDREASI-VERDIER (1934-2015) Mode drawing : Black and Color Dresses Original gouache, watercolor and charcoal drawing Bears the Rosy Andreasi Verdier Archives stamp bottom righ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache

Trompe l'oeil [Punch and Judy].
Located in New York, NY
Trompe l'oeil. [Punch and Judy]. Watercolor and drawing, undated, circa 1830. Paper size 10.25 x 14" (26.1 x 35.6 cm). On "J. Whatman" watermarked paper. Unidentified artist. A 19th-century visual montage of Cruikshank's "Punch & Judy." The images are taken from the book "The Tragical Comedy, or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy." As told to John Payne Collier by Giovanni in 1827, illustrated by George Cruikshank and published by S. Prowlett, London 1828. The central circle illustrates a drawing showing two allegorical female figures with two putti. The text under this image: “E Musao Hugonis Howard Armig, from Guercino.” On top of that illustration is a handsome painting of a flintlock pistol. Trompe l’oeil is an art of illustration – the name translates to ‘Trick of the Eye.” The puppet show of Pulcinella or Punch and Judy has a long and fascinating history. “A puppet play that would have featured a version of Punch was first recorded in England in May 1662 by the diarist Samuel Pepys. He noted seeing it in Covent Garden, London, performed by the Italian puppet showman Pietro Gimonde from Bologna, otherwise known as Signor Bologna. The earliest script of a Punch and Judy show...
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1830s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

"Elie", Trees Inhabited by Human in Nature, Pigments Ink Drawing on Paper
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylic, and colored pencils on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Pigment

"DALLAS SKYLINE" ILLUSTRATION / DRAWING FOR THE BOOK "Five Years Forward" 1961
Located in San Antonio, TX
Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984) Houston Artist Image Size: 10 x 15.5 Framed Size: 16.5 x 22 Medium: Pencil/charcoal on Paper Unsigned from his estate "Dallas" Cityscape Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984) Dallas Skyline by E. M. “Buck” Schiwetz — 1961 by Paula Bosse This drawing reminds me of those wonderful telephone book covers (the ones with all the hidden jokes and intricate details) that I used to pore over as a child. (By the way, when clicked, this image is absolutely HUMONGOUS.) From the booklet Five Years Forward: The Dallas Public Library, 1955-1960 (more of which can be accessed here). Copyright © 2014 Paula Bosse. All Rights Reserved. Edward Muegge Schiwetz was a painter whose work recorded the state of Texas from the country to the city. In addition, Schiwetz was a magazine illustrator, graphic artist, writer, preservationist, and architect. Edward Schiwetz was born and raised in Cuero, Texas and learned to draw and paint under the instruction of his mother. He graduated from Cuero High School (1916) and received a baccalaureate in architecture from Texas A & M college, College Station...
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1960s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

Dancing Pears art about food Exquisite unique signed ink drawing Japanese artist
Located in New York, NY
Yookan Westfield Dancing Pears (art about food), 2024 Ink drawing done with pigment liner on Saunders Waterford 300 GSM Cold Press Watercolor paper Signed in ink on the front Unique ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

and the Word was, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A still life rendered in a realist tradition using watercolor. The bowls sit beside each other, with a curled purple ribbon bridging the gap between the rusti...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Flamenco Avec Rosario" (Florence Perez Padilla)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Flamenco Avec Rosario" referring to the famous Flamenco dancers, Antonio Ruiz Soler and Florence Perez Padilla A.K.A Rosario, c.1945...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Italian Cityscape
By Victoria Hutson Huntley
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Italian Cityscape Pastel on Strathmore paper, 1968 Signed and dated lower right with the estate signature with the initials RH Image size: 13 3/4 x 10 inches Condition: Excellent Pro...
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1960s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

View of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge c. 1830 watercolour painting
Located in London, GB
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19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Do butterflies live in winter? (sketch for the painting of the same name)
Located in Zofingen, AG
A quick spontaneous live sketch started on the windowsill of a house on Patriarch's Ponds turned into a sketch for a future large painting of the same name. An additional strip of pa...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Tempera, Permanent Marker

Infante & Infanta Mellizos
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Legend meets the Second World War: Allegory of St George Slaying the Dragon
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Allegory of St George slaying the Dragon Gouache 22 x 13 cm Signed to reverse along with the Golden Hinde, probably for publication in Swillbin or similar. This goua...
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1940s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

Fortuny Rose drawing
Located in Burlingame, CA
Fortuny Rose, original drawing created with Conté & Pastel on Fabriano watermarked, handmade paper, by Susan Manchester. Museum quality frame included...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Graphite

20th Century Miniature Oil Painting of an English River Scene by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
20th Century Miniature Oil Painting of an English River Scene by British Artist, Linda D Brooks Art measures 10 x 7 inches Frame measures 15 x 12 inc...
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20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint, Oil, Board

Light it Up, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Ink Wash painting on Illustration Board. My work is more about emotion than it is the actual subject. :: Drawing :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of aut...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Infanta de la Verdad
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta de la Verdad' features the face of a young woman with cactus surrounding her head and a bird and flowering cactus (bottom) representing life, death and the struggles in betw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Four Indian landscape paintings by illustrator P. G. Sirur. Bombay school
Located in New York, NY
P. G. Sirur was an renowned painter and illustrator who lived and worked in Bombay. His paintings are characterized by effective drawing, in-depth study of anthropomorphism, dexterit...
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Early 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Orange Tea with Honey, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this watercolor still life, a stack of large, plump oranges forms a column, with a tea bag resting on top. A honey bee buzzes by, leaving its shadow on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Cafe', Woman Artist, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Berkeley
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Marie Pascal' (French-American, 20th century) and painted circa 1990. Exhibited: Gallery Concord, December 1991. Marie Pascal studied at the École Nationale Sup...
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1990s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Woman with Cityscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Woman with Cityscape" c.2010, is a watercolor on paper by noted Israeli artist Patricia Govezensky, b.1961. It is signed at the lower...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Dead tree
Located in Zofingen, AG
An old tree already dead overgrown with moss in the forest thicket. The tree trunk has already been eaten by a bug, and its picturesque texture with a variety of tonal nuances attracted me as a researcher. I watch...
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Early 2000s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Magazine Paper

Dead tree
Dead tree
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Conceptual Realist Drawing Floral Wheat Delicate Detailed American female artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original contemporary graphite drawing by American contemporary female artist Amanda Besl. Diana's Field 2, 2018 Graphite on paper 34 × 24 in 86.4 × 61 cm This work was created ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Infanta Primavera, 2019
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Primavera' features the face of a young woman's head with a flowering cactus in an intricately patterned and a succulent coated body. It is complex graphite drawing on Kent ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Freedom
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Infanta de la Resistencia
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through her meticulously detailed, and patterned imagery. The work is mesmerizing, rich in symbolism, and reference feminine power, vulnerability, sadness, longing, and desire. Often featuring adolescent girls and boys that are mysteriously posed, the artist leaves the circumstances of her subjects to the viewer's interpretation. Chikako Okada is inspired by the paintings of European masters, Mexico's Frida Kahlo, and the American surrealists. The drawing is 16 x 12 inches. Professionally matted and framed in a museum quality rose gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Matilda Tank
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Matilda Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Matilda tank rolling through the bleak no man's land...
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1940s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

"Red Medusa Mantle" (Ruffled Kimono) - Hand Augmented Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Hand-augmented collotype on layered paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Signed "Patricia A. Pearce" in the lower right corner. Titled "Red Medusa...
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1980s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen, Color Pencil

Tony Broderick, St John's College Great Gate, Cambridge (c.1990) conté drawing
Located in London, GB
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1990s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté

Rosemary Ellis Lily watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Mid Century Modern
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from thi...
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1950s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Woman Sitting with Coffee Cup and Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork ""Woman Sitting with Coffee Cup and Flowers" c.2010, is a watercolor on paper by noted Israeli artist Patricia Govezensky, b.1961. It ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"But it Seemed so Real" Large colored ink and watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " But it Seemed so Real" 1979, is a colored ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by American artist Linda Carter Holman, b.1949. It is...
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Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Water Sports - Coney Island Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers
Located in Miami, FL
Presented in a good broad craved and antiqued giltwood frame in the Spanish Baroque style. Each corner boldly carved with a stylized anthemion mantled by foliate scrolls. The beauti...
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1940s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor

Tinker Bell
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 15.75" x 11" FRAMED: 23.375" x 18.5" x 1.125" Artist Statement “‘Tinker Bell’ is one of my series of pictures for a fort...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Panel

Domingo Alvarez Gómez (1942) - Marilyn Monroe - Dibujo a pastel
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior por el artista Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Medidas obra: 50 cm. de altura x 32,5 cm. de ancho Buen estado de conservación el de la obra ::::::::...
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Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"Surging Seas, Whitehead, " Sears Gallagher, realist, watercolor, Monhegan
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Painter and etcher Sears Gallagher was born in Boston in 1869. Gallagher studied in Boston with Samuel Peter Rolt Triscott in the 1880s as well as at the Parisian Académie Julian in ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

California Coast
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "California Coast" 2003 Is a watercolor on paper by Filipino artist Ephraim Samson, b.1947. It is signed and dated at the lower right corne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Portrait of a Tribesman.' Pencil and Conte crayon on paper circa 1960's.
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine profile portrait drawing of an elder tribesman. ( specific region unknown to us). Pencil and conte crayon on paper circa 1960's. Masterful use of the mediums . Unsigned. The q...
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1960s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Eileen Soper - 20th Century British drawing of Netsheds on Hastings Beach
Located in London, GB
EILEEN SOPER (1905-1990) Netsheds, Hastings Beach Pencil Unframed, in conservation mount only 15.5 by 22.5 cm., 6 ¼ by 9 in. (mount size 33 by 39 cm., 13 by 15 ¼ in.) Provenance: The artist’s estate; Chris Beetles, London; Private collection. Eileen Alice Soper was born in Enfield, Middlesex in 1905. In 1908 the family moved to Harmer Green, Welwyn in the Hertfordshire countryside and she was the live in that same house of the rest of her life. She attended Hitchen Girls School and was artistically trained by her father, the noted illustrator and etcher, George Soper...
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Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Domingo Alvarez Gómez (1942) - Joven musculado - Dibujo a pastel
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior por el artista Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Medidas obra: 65 cm. de altura x 39 cm. de ancho Buen estado de conservación el de la obra ::::::::::...
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Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

'English Landscape with Figures', Royal Academy, London, RBA, Hibernian, Benezit
By John Faulkner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "John Faulkner, RHA" (Anglo-Irish, 1835-1894), titled, 'Return from the Meadows' and painted circa 1880. A substantial nineteenth century watercolor and gouache s...
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Late 19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Watercolor, Postcard

Cuckoo Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
409 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Cuckoo Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Merton Street, Oxford watercolour by Bernard Cecil Gotch
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge , particularly suitable for wedding and graduation presents, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Bernard Cecil Gotch (1876 - 1964) Merton Street, Oxford Watercolour 37 x 25.5 cm Signed in pencil lower right. A wintry view of Merton Street, Oxford, where Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte famously take up lodgings in Brideshead Revisited...
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20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

London Bridge in 1827 - British watercolour by Henry Barlow Carter
Located in London, GB
HENRY BARLOW CARTER (1795-1867) Construction of New London Bridge in June 1827. John Rennie, Esq., Engineer Signed and dated 1827 Sepia watercol...
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Early 19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

English 20th century study of a woodpecker bird
Located in Woodbury, CT
James Williamson-Bell was a respected wildlife artist based in Newcastle and won several medals at the Paris Salon for his bird paintings. He was stro...
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1990s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

"Edge of the Path", Grass Inhabited by Human, Chinese Ink and Wash Drawing
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This drawing by Frank Girard is created with Chinese ink and wash drawing on 120g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterf...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

House Sparrow Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
402 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: House Sparrow Size: 12 x 16 ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Beside Valley Farm Rd, CA, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting done on location :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Si...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Yellow Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
400 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Yellow Cardinal Size: 12 x 1...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Gold Finch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
399 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Goldfinch Size: 12 x 16 inch...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
397 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Cardinal Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Great Tit Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
395 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Great Tit Size: 12 x 16 inch...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Wren Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
394 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Wren Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Gold Finch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
393 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Gold Finch Size: 12 x 16 inc...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper - Germany
Located in Soquel, CA
Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper Drawings of a man at a desk and other figurative sections by an unknown artist (19th Century). On the left sid...
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1880s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Rock cut state park, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Watercolor painting on canvas panel :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes :...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Young Boy with Pig Stuffed Toy - Original Signed Charcoal Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950) Young Boy with Pig Stuffed Toy Original charcoals drawing Signed Bottom right on heavy paper 29 x 21 cm (c. 12 x 8 in) Stamp...
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Early 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

Untitled (Man in Blue Tank Top)
Located in New York, NY
Pastel and conté crayon with partial foil star on Rives BFK paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in ...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Foil

'Rohingya, ' by Chris Brizzard, Charcoal Drawing on Paper, 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20.25" x 16.25" drawing by artist Chris Brizzard depicts the portrait of a Rohingya man. This grayscale portrait features a male figure with...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

PARADISE SEEKER - pencil drawing - from Okada's 'Neo Flower Children' series
Located in Burlingame, CA
Paradise Seeker,' from Chikako Okada's 'Neo Flower Children' series. features the face of a young woman with flower petals and tattoos in an intricately patterned and complex graphit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Charles Sims, RA - Nude Drapery Study for the Royal Academy Mural
Located in London, GB
CHARLES SIMS, RA, RWS, RSW (1873-1928) Drapery Study for the Royal Academy Arts & Crafts Mural Pencil, squared for transfer Unframed, in conservation mount 17.5 by 24 cm., 7 by 9 ...
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1910s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Realist drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add drawings and watercolor paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Victor Roschkov, Carl August Walther, Gustave Poetzsch, and Frank Girard. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Watercolor and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $61 and tops out at $985,000, while the average work sells for $899.

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